The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-26 00:00:00

THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA. (From the Times' Speetal Correspondent.) NEW YORK, April 12. The stormy weather and the impassable roads of Virginia still prevont the advance of the Army of the Potomac, via the Rapidan, against Richmond. The expedition is, it appears, to be aided by the simultaneous advance of two other co-operating armies—the one from Fortress Monroe, by way of the Peninsula, under the command of General W. F. Smith, commonly called " Baldy Smith ;" and the other from Newbern and Goldsborough, under Gen. Burnside, just as commonly called "Blundering Burnside." It is computed that these three armies will number 200,000 men. So great—and it may be added so foolish and unreasoning —is the confi dence placed in General Grant that most people believe the doom of Richmond to be sealed at last, and that nothing will resist the skill ot his ma nseuvres and the impetuosity of his attack. If Grant himself entertain half as much confidence in his own genius and fortune as his admirers express, he will rush to destruction at a rapider rate than any of his predecessors. Perhaps, however, as he knows what war is, he is less sanguine than the silly public, and will walk as warily as a man ought who fully understands of what enormous conse quence, net simply to his army but to his country, hia defeat would be in a movement of such magni- tude. What adds to the peril of the situation, though but few admit the fact, is the certainty that the men in power are jealous of Grant, and do not desire that l4e should gain any victory brilliant enough to hoist him into the Presidential chair on the shields of the army and amid the acclamations of the people. Today gold has advanced to 741 per cent. pre mium, or 2 per cent. higher than it h as yet reached during the war. The rise greatly astonishes and as greatly annoys the friends of Mr. Chase, for they find it difficult to impute it either to speculation or to treason, as they have been in the habit of doing, and are compelled to admit what they have all along denied—that there may be a foundation of truth in the experience of all the rest of the world in all times, that immense issues of paper currency are sure to be depreciated, and that the apparent rise in gold is bet another method of counting the fall in the inconvertible paper money which the real and supposed necessities of the State have thrown into circulation. The Federal Debt was augmented nearly 60,000,000 dole. during the month of March ; the pay of the army and the navy is in arrear to the extent of about 150,000,000 dole., for which sum Mr. Chase depends upon his new loan of 200,000,000 dols., known as the " ten-forty," of which only about 12 millions have yet been subscribed; and every day new National Banks are started, authorised to commence operations and to issue paper money of their own, upon the deposit of Government securi ties to a corresponding amount. Day by day the currency is inflated; day by day the Government borrows money; day by day the public liabilities are increased; day by day gold advances in price; and if anybody wonders at this chain ot cause and consequence, he may be fit to be a soldier, or a clerk, or a ploughman, but he is certainly not fit to be a financier or to call himself a statesman. Within the last four days there have been stirring debates in both houses—debates not sterile, but wrung from men's convictions, and destined to mark a new era in the political if not in the financial history of the war. The first took place in the Senate. on Mr. Charles Sumner's motion for the abolition of slavery by the legal mode of a reversion of the Constitution. The second and more immedi , ately important occurred in the House of Repro. sentatives on the question of p(afie and the recog nition of the South, which commenced on Friday by a remarkable speech from Mr. Long, one of the repreeeatatives of the Congressional district of which Cincinnati is the centre, and was continued on So.turday, yesterday, and to-day amid a greater dis play of excitement and angry feeling than has been known during this or any previous session of Con gress under the Lincoln Administration. Comparatively small attention has been bestowed upon Mr. Sumner's motion. It was generally dis couraged by the rank and file of the Republican party, and especially by the supporters of Mr. Lin coln. But Mr. Sumner persevered, and has been rewarded by the requisite majority of two-thirds of the Senate. It is calculated on good grounds— for the vote of almost every member can be safely predicted—that a similar resolution will pass the House of Representatives by a majority equally large. If so, the next thing to be done will be to submit the proposition to the Legislatures of every separate State in the Union, and if two-thirds of these should concur (inclusive of the Southern States, which the North considers to belong de jure, if not de facto, to the Federation) slavery will cease to be, and the Americans will have done by peaceible means that which violence and illegality failed to accomplish. The fatal demerit of Mr. Sumner's measure is that it is " too late." The North might as well attempt to abolish slavery by legal enactment in Cuba or Brazil as in South Ca rolina and Mississippi. And as in the day, certain to come, when the independence of the South will be recognised by Europe, there will be no slavery in any portion of the Northern territory, it is un necessary to set snob cumbrous machinery in ope ration to secure a resu!t that will have been already attained. Had such a proposition been made before a shot had been fired in anger by either of the belligerents, it would doubtless have been rejected. Coming at this late period, the proposed measure will not even earn for the North the good opinion of foreign nations, for they will not cease to re member that it was only when the Federal Go vernment had failed to abolish slavery by military conquest and by direct incitement to the most cruel and savage form of insurrection—the revolt of the slaves against their masters—that it bethought itself of what, had it been really governed by wis dom or by pure intentions, it wculd have done before it drew the sword. Mr. Lincoln can scarcely be supposed to look fa vourab!y upon the movement at a time like this, unless he have resolved to withdraw all claim to a renewal of his Presidency. But Mr. Lincoln's party are in a different position, and to them, the passage of such a measure by both houses, even if it proceed no further, will be a decided victory. It does no thing towards ending the war or pacifying the angry passions of the country, bat it places the Republicans on a vantige ground for the renewal of their power at the November election. If at that time they see fit to fight the battle against the De mocrats with FOlllO better man as their candidate than Mr. Lincoln, with a man who saw from the beginning what he only saw at the end, and who would do for princ'ple what ho never would have attempted except from expediency, the proposed revision will be the best plank in their platform, and acquire for them the support of many wavering Democrats, who dislike illegal meddling with the institution of slavery more than they dislike slavery Mr. Long's speech in the Lower House took the Pliblie by surprise. Mr. Benjamin Wood printed a Speech as bold about this time last year, and his brother, Mr. Fernando Wood, has, on more than one occasion, expressed himself strongly in favour of negotiation with the South, with a view to peace. But Mr. Long delivered his sentiments viva voce to a full house, and startled it out of its customary apathy by the frank declaration that war could not restore the Unio n; that the conquest of the if it W ere South,possible—which he denied— would be the downfall of Northern liberty ; and that in his opinion the time had come when the North should cease the unavailing contest, recognise the South as a separate and independent republic, and as such make e best attainable terms with it for good neighbourhood, perpetual amity, and unre stricted commerce. These are the sentiments of thousands of the foremost men of America; not of the trading politicians!, perhaps, but of the most able and the coolest-headed statesmen of the North, who, it they had but the courage of their convictions, and would withstand in a fair phalanx the torrent of public passion, would turn it fro m its co urse, and be what Nature intended them—the leaders, and not the followers, of the multitude. Oa Saturday morning no less a person than Mr. Schuyler Colfax, the Speaker of the House, forgot alike the dignity and the impartiality o f hi s p os itio n , descended from the chair, and a temporary Speaker having been appointed in his place, moved, in a laboured harangue, that Mr. Long should be exie lied for 'treason." During the warm discussion ti at ensued, Mr. Fernando Wood, who has just resumed his seat after an absence of several weeks by severe illness, and Mr. Harris, of Maryland, severally "endorsed" every word that Mr. Long had uttered, and claimed to be included in any vote of expul sion that might be directed against that gentleman., Mr. Harris was particularly outspoken. He hoped that a tornado would sweep the whole of the war faction from power, and place in office men who had some feelings of humanity, and some regard for the principles of their revolutionary forefathers. And as for the subjugation of the Southern people, he prayed to Almighty God that it might never be accomplished. The words were ordered to be taken down by the official reporter, and, amid a scene of great excitement, it was moved by Mr. Washbourne, a Republican member, that Mr. Harris should be then and there expelled from the House. The vote was taken, when there appeared 81 in favour and 58 against. As a majority of two-thirds is necessary for the expulsion of a member, 'the measure was lost. In hot haste Mr. Schenck, of Ohio (the once notorious General Schenck, the petty tyrant of Baltimore), moved that Mr. Harris should be censured for making use of expressions evidently tending and designed to en courage the rebellion. The motion was adopted by a majority of 92 against 18. In ordinary times a censured member resigns his seat and appeals to his constituents for re-election, but Mr. Harris has, it appears, declared that he will not adopt this course. He values the censure of the dominant party and its praise at exactly the same rate—" the millionth part of nothing," and will keep his seat as if nothing had happened. As the printed report of Mr. Long's speech was not before the House, an adjournment until Monday was moved and carried to afford mem bers who did not hear the " treason" anopportnnity of reading it. On Monday, after some preliminary business, and an ineffectual attempt on the part of Mr. Cravens, of Indiana, to induce the House to ex press its disapproval of Mr. Charles Sumner's motion in the Senate for a revision and amendment of the Constitution at a time when the passions and pre judices of the people were inflamed and excited, Mr. Bliss, of Ohio, commenced the discussion on the Speaker's motion of expulsion. He deprecated the heat that had been introduced into the debate, pleaded for the right of every representative of the people to express his real opinions, and denied that it was treasonable for any one to declare that he would prefer the recognition of Southern indepen dence to the subjugation and extermination of the Southern people. Several members expressed similar views, among the rest Mr. Fernando Wood, Mr. Voorhees, and Mr. Cox ; the other aide being represented by Mr. Thaddeus Stevens and by Mr. (General) Schenck. The debate lasted until late in the night and was again adjourned until this morning, with every prospect that there will be a strong vote for Mr. Long's expulsion, but not; the two-thirds vote necessary to carry it into effect. With only one exception—that of the Tri bune—the press, both Republican and Democratic, of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and the 'West, condemns the conduct of the Speaker in volunteer ing to become the public prosecutor in a matter of mere opinion, for no one contends that Mr. Long's language was unparliamentary or undignified. Some of the Abolitionist and ultra-Republican jour. nals consider that Mr. Long deserves censure; but not one of any note, as far as has come under my observation, advocates hie expulsion. The war De mocrats affect to consider that Mr. Long was unwise in making such a speech, but insist upcn his right to make it, without being called to other account than such reply or criticism as the house or the press may bestow; while the peace Democrats, who are daily growing in numbers and influence, speak, and will doubtless act, in a manner that will force the majority to expel many more members than Mr. Long, if unluckily for the party in power, the Speaker's resolution should be carried by the requi site majority of two to one, The sentiments expressed by Mr. Long, Mr. Wood, Mr. Harris, and Mr. Voorhees are by no means new. They are the sentiments of Thomas Jeff,- rson, James Madison, J, hn Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Daniel 'Webster, and Henry Clay; and they were, in 1860 and 1861, the sentiments of Abra ham Lincoln, William Henry Seward, Ed ward Everett, Stephen A. Douglas, Horace Greeley, and a host of others who now clamour for Union, and think one consolidated despotism to be better than two free republics. Next to George Wash ington, the man whom the American people have most delighted to honour is Andrew Jackson, who said on a memorable occasion and in the heat of passion that the " Union must and should be preserved," for which sentence he has become one of the idols of the Republican party. In his farewell address to his countrymen, penned after mature reflection, and untinetured with the ill feeling and animosity engendered in party conflict, he said in other words what Mr. Long said on Fri day—" If such a struggle is once begun, and the citizens of one section of the country are arrayed in doubtful conflict against the other, let the battle result as it may, there will be an end of the Union, and with it an end of the hope of freedom. The victory of the injured would not secure to them the blessings of liberty. It would avenge their wrongs, but they would themselves share in the common ruin. The Constitution'cannot be maintained nor the Union preserved, in opposi , ion to public feeling, by the mere exertion of the coercive powers confided to the Government." Mr, John Quincy Adams was more eloquent, but not more truthful, when he said, " If the day shall come—may Heaven avert it ! when the affections of the people of these States shall be alienated from each other—when this fra ternal spirit shall give way to cold indifference, or collision of interest shall fester into hatred, then the bands of political association will not hold together parties no longer attracted by the magnetism of conciliated interests and kindly sympathies; and far better will it be for the people of the dis-united States to part in friendship for each other thA a to be held together in restraint." Mr. Lincoln said in 1848, in his place in Congress, that " any people, anywhere, being inclined and having the power,have the right to rise up and shake off their existing go. vernment and form a new one that suits them better. He even went further then this, and added that " any portion of such people that can may revolu tionise and make their own of so much of the terri tory as they inhabit." Mr. Seward declared about the same time, in a lecture delivered at Baltimore, " that if ever the North and the South separated they would give the world a noble example of the benefits of a republican form of government by agreeing to separate peaceably and without blood shed." And Mr. Horace Greeley, in 1860—quoting and approving the memorable words of Mr. Jeffer son in the Declaration of Independence, that govern ment derived its just powers from the consent of the governed, contended that if this doctrine, in which he heartily concurred, "justified the secession from the British Crown of three millions of colonists in 1776," it would also " justfy the secession of five millions of Southerners from the Federal Union in 1861." Mr. Long, the Messrs. Wood, and thou sands of silent patriots who share their views, may claim to be as wise now as General Jackson was a quarter of a century ago, as Mr. Lincoln in 1848, and as Mr. Greeley in 1860, and might well repel with indignant scorn the accusation of treason, and ask if Messrs. Lincoln, Greeley, Seward, Everett, and others were not the real traitors to the prin ciples on which the American States were founded, and by strict adherence to which they can alone be held together ? Bat the Union party in America loet its reason this day three years ago, when the first gun was fired from Charleston against Fort Sumter. Since that time all has been passion and hate, bloodshed and misery; and Union—always desirable, and before that day possible, if not pro bable—has become as hopeless as the return of the States to the British allegiance which they re nounced under Washington. Persons in dabt may obtain instant protection against imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an entire release from all debts and nal:ditties without publicity, by application to Messrs. Marshall, sone:tors of the Court of Bankruptcy, Chames under £ 5 payable by easy i ns t a l men t s. Offices— (established 1830), 12, Hatton-garden. City branch-6. Moor , gate-street, Bank.—ADVT. GENERAL GARIBALDI, Generald Garibaldi took his departure from Slough to Cornwall yesterday morning. Previous to doing so, however, he, between 8 and 9 o'clock, paid a farewell visit to Eton, at which time the Duchess of Sutherland's carriage entered the town quite unexpectedly, and drove up to the gates of the college. In a few minutes the carriage was driven, with its distinguished occupants, within the quad rangle, and the General was warmly cheered by such of the boys as could be assembled at the mo ment. The head-master and some of the assistant• masters were else present, and they placed in his hand a copy of the last Eton school lists. The short time at the General's disposal did not allow of his visiting the interior of the chapel or the upper school-room. Ho shook hands with the master and some of the senior boys, and drove off to Slough station soon after 9 o'clock. The 9.15 express train from Paddington, accompanied by Mr. Hig gins, Mr. Tyrrell, and Mr. Kelly, ran through the station, where it stopped to take up the General. The station was crowded with the e lite of Windsor, who accorded to the General hearty and prolonged cheers. Colonel Peard and Mr. Negretti, together with the duke, accompanied the General to Ply month. After a short stay at the station the train, with its distinguished visitor, moved slowly out of the station amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the people. At Reading, large numbers of people were assembled on the platform ; but as the train was going at great speed, faint echoes simply of their cheering could be heard. The reception at Swindon is thus described in a second edition of the North Wilts Herald : " Shortly after nine o'clock the inhabitants of this and the neighbouring towns began to assemble on the platform; and at eleven o'clock upwards of 2,500 people had assembled. Mr. Holmes, the indefatigable superintendent of the Great Western Railway at Swindon, had requested the assistance of a committee, consisting of Messrs. G. T. Dicks, R. L. White, and J. T. Burgess, to decorate the station and assist in the general arrangements. At daybreak this morning the committee commenced operations, and by the time the crowd assembled had decorated the station with flags, banners, streamers, and drapery. At 11 o'clock the men in the factory were rung out, and with their friends swelled the number present to upwards of 4,000. When the express train ap proached the station a salute of detonating signals was fired by the train, and heralded his approach. On reaching the station, Mr. Holmes, who was ably assisted by Reynolds, the station master, Mr Super intendent Haynes, of the Wiltshire Constabulary, Mr. Inspector Hawkins, of the Great Western Railway, and the committee, had arranged that the saloon carriage in which the General and suite were travelling should stop as near the refreshment-room as possible. When the train stopped loud huzzas rent the air, and at the request of the committee the General alighted and proceeded to the refreshment room. When he reached the entrance, the Rev. Mr. Campbell, the incumbent of St. Mark's, held up a youthful daughter of Mr. Benskin's, of the Queen's Hotel, who presented Garibaldi with a beautiful bouquet, culled from the conservatory of the God dard Arms, Old Swindon. The General kissed the sweet little child. Whilst partaking of a slight refreshment, the usual bad taste of an English crowd evinced itself, by parties taking up positions behind his chair, and interrupting him while eating. When the bell rang for the train to start, the General, escorted by the committee, Mr. W. F. Gooch, of the Great Western Railway, and Mr. Superintendent Hayes, of the constabulary, went towards his carriage, situated at the further end of the platform. The crush was tremendous. Not withstanding the exertions of the committee, there was the greatest difficulty in reaching the carriage. The cheering was most enthusiastic. The working men crushing to shake hands. When the crush was at its height a girl nearly fainted, when Garibaldi put forward his arm to save her, and gave her a kiss. He repeatedly expressed his thanks and acknowledgments, and after a stay of nearly twenty minutes the train moved for ward amid the cheers of the assembled multitude." At Chippenham the enthusiasm was equally genuine, but more temperate. As the trait entered the station a salute of 15 guns was fired by the work men of the railway works. At Bath the crowd was large. Fog signals exploded, flags were flying, and church bells were ringing, and a holiday aspect met the gaze at every point. The train stopped for a few minutes, during which an address was pre sented by the corporation. Bristol was reached at 12.45. The corporation . presented an address. The German workman's hand, dressed in the Gari baldian uniform, attended. The crowding and cheering were unbounded. We learn, by electric telegraph from Weymouth, that the General dined with Admiral Dacres on board the Edgar. He saw some quarter firing on board the Warrior, returned to Weymouth, and thence to Col. Peard's. He will embark tomorrow for Caprera. PLYMOUTH, Tuesday Morning. Gen. Garibaldi was expected at Plymouth at 3 p.m., but the crowd that had assembled at the railway station to receive him was informed by telegram of the change in bii route and dispersed. From Bristol the General proceeded to Yeovil and Weymouth, having received an invitation from Admiral, the Commander-in Chief of the Channel squadron, to visit him. He reached Weymouth at half-past five, embarked in the gunboat Trinculo, and went on board the Edgar, landing and leaving Weymouth at eight ; from thence he proceeded to Exeter, through which he passed at 11 p.m., and arrived at Plymouth a few minutes before one this morning. Along the way, at every station at which he stopped, crowds assembled to see him, and at Plymouth, notwithstanding the late hour of his arrival, enthusiasm was not slackened. The General was received by the Mayor and Town Council of Plymouth, by a deputation from the Town Council of Devonport, and by the directors of the South Devon Railway. An address had been prepared for presentation, but from the lateness of the hour it was not presented. The General came out of the carriaga on to a platform which had been provided, where the cheers of the crowd assembled rendered a speech impossible. The General contented him self with bowing his acknowledgments, aid, re turning to the carriage, proceeded on to Par, the nearest station to Col. Peard's residence. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. SLOUGH, Monday Morning. General• Garibaldi took his departure this morning from Slough. The 9 15 express train from Paddington ran through to this station, where it stopped to take him up, and convey him to Cornwall to the house of Col. Peard. The station was crowded with the elite of Windsor, who greeted the General with hearty and prolonged cheers. The General, accompanied by the Dowager Duchess, the Duchess, and the Duke of Sutherland, left Cliefden soon after 8 o'clock, in a carriage and four, followed in other carriages by Mr Seely, M.P., Col. Chambers, and numerous members of the General's suite. They arrived at the Slough station in good time for the train from London, in which were Col. Peard and Mr Negretti, who, together with the Duke, will accompany the General to Plymouth. After a short stay the train moved slowly out of the station, amid the enthusiastic cheers of the people. aribaldi, accompanied by his sons and suite, arrived at Bristol yesterday by the 12 25 down express, A deputation of citizens, headed by the Mayor, Mr T. P. Jose, and ac companied by Mr W. IL Gore Langton, M.P., were in attendance, and it was intended to have presented two addresses to the General; but as soon as the train arrived all order was at an end, the mob broke down the barricades which had been erected and thronged the platform, the police were powerless, and at last the carriage which con tained Garibaldi and his party was detached and whirled off as a special train. EXETER, Monday. General Garibaldi was expected to arrive here by special train to-day, on his way to Colonel Peard's residence at Penquito, Cornwall. Great enthusiasm prevailed in the city. A public meeting was held in the Guildhall, at which the deputy mayor (Mr H. Hooper) presided, and an address from the citizens was moved by Sir John Bowring, and seconded by Mr R. Saunders, which was carried by accla mation. It was resolved that this address should be pre sented by the deputy mayor, on behalf of the citizens, on the arrival of the General. At 1 o'clock the deputy mayor, Town Council, and a large number of citizens, assembled at the St. David's station of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, accompanied by the band of the Ist Devon which was kindly lent for the occasion by Colonel Davie, M.P. Among those present were the Earl and Countess Fortescue and Sir John and Lady Bowring. After waiting at the station for nearly two hours a telegram ar- THE SEN', LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 26, 1864. rived, stating that the General had come as far as Durston, where he branched off to Weymouth. As might be ima gined, considerable disoppointment was felt, but the vast crowd dispersed with more good humour than could have been expected under the circumstances. WEYMOUTH, Monday. Yesterday Garibaldi dined with Admiral Dacres, on board the Edgar. He saw firing on board the Warrior, re turned to Weymouth, and then went to Colonel Peard's. He embarks to-morrow. Garibaldi arrived at Taunton at 9 40. The railway station was illuminated. An immense crowd assembled to see the General, who, as usual, was received with great cheers. PLYMOUTH, Monday, 10 P.M, Great preparations were made at Plymouth, and it was calculated that on the Devon and Cornwall lines at least 100,000 anxious spectators were in attendance. At half past two o'clock a telegram from Taunton reached Exeter announcing the fact that the General had turned off the main line to go t) Weymouth, via Yeovil. This unexpected visit was made to enable Garibaldi to inspect the fleet, for which purpose it was understood Admiral Stewart had pre pared a gunboat. A late telegram announces that he will leave Weymouth at ball-past seven. Fully two hours must be occupied in reaching Exeter, and nearly the same time in travelling thence to Plymouth. Garibaldi is accompa nied by his son ]Licciotti, the Duke and Duchess of Suther land, Col. Charibers, Col. Peard, &c. The Duke and Duchess go him in their yacht to Caprera. 11 P.M. A telegram fron Exeter, received here at 9 10 p.ra.;ays, " A special train left Weymouth at 8, and Yeovil at 9 10. 11 30 P.M. A telegram announces the departure from Exeter of the special train at 115 p.m. Notwithstanding the hour is so late for Plymoutt, many persons are assembled on the sta tion platform, and there is a crowd outside the railings. TUESDAY, 1 A.M. Garibaldi arrived 5 minutes since, and, having ascended a temporary platform, received the cheers of upwards of 3,000 persons. The General and his friends have pro ceeded into Corncall. CITY GIRIBALDI COMMITTEE, A special meeting of the City Garibaldi Committee was held yesterday at the London Tavern, for the promotion of the testimonial fund to General Garibaldi, and for the pur pose of taking in;o consideration the suppression by the police of the Garibaldi meeting on Primrose-hill on Satur day last. Mr. Edmond Beales occupied the chair, and among those present were Mr W. Lawson, M.P., Mr P. Taylor, M.P., Mr S. Morley, Professor Beesley, Messrs. We her, Stapleton, Richardson, Common Councilmen, &c. Mr P. TAYLOR, M.P., said Mr Lawsoa and himself had just left the House of Commons, among the independent members of which, of all shades of opinion, there was but one opinion as to the impropriety of the conduct of the police on Saturday last. Mr H. Lewis, the member for Maryle bone, had that afternoon questioned Sir G. Grey on the subject, and the Home Secretary disclaimed all knowledge of the transaction. Neither himself, he said, nor Sir R. Mayne had given any orders to the police about the meet ing, and he supposed they had acted on their general in, structions to present any meeting likely to lead to a breach of the peace. He (Mr. Taylor) felt the liberty of the subject was in peril. He felt strongly about the matter; but should like to have a statement from their chairman, who htd also been chairman of the meeting which had been suppressed, before he could decide what steps, in conjunction with other members of Parliament, should be taken in the matter. Sir G. Grey had stated that the accounts in the papers were incorrect, and that only one inspector and two or three constables were present when the meeting was stopped. The CHAIRMAN said the accounts which had appeared in the papers were substantially correct, and whoever had been Sir G. Grey's informant had reported falsely. More than a dozen policemen accompanied the inspector, who ordered him to desist from speaking, and large bodies of constables were making their way up to the top of the hill, where the meeting was being held. The interference of the police was a gross violation of public liberty, and had any riot ensued the police alone would have been responsible. He had ad dressed a letter to Sir R. Mayne, stating the full particulars, and it would deper,cl upon the reply of that functionary what further steps he should take. Messrs. Hartwell, Whitelocke, Sheen, Taylor, and Wain wright confirmed a 1 that the chairman had stated, Thera were several hundred policemen on and about the hill, be sides a strong body in reserve. From personal observation, they were prepareo to state that the reports in the papers had been rather under than over stated. Messrs, Morley, Nicholay, Rogers, Webber, Richardson and others thought if this conduct of the police were tole rated there would be an end to the liberty of public meeting. There must he some understanding from Sir G. Grey defin ing the powers of the police, o: he must be held responsible for their illegality, Mr, P. TAYLOR, M.P., said they might depend upon it he and other members with whom he acted would not allow the illegal act of the police in suppressing a peaceable and orderly meeting to be slurred over, Some one should be made responsible. It was ultimately resolved that a deputation be appointed from the committee, to act in concert with the Working Men's Committee, in waiting upon Sir G. Grey, upon the subject, to protest against the illegal act of Saturday and ob tain guarantees for the future; and also that a petition be presented to the House of Commons praying for a full in• quiry into the matter, The feeling against the conduct of the police among all parties in the room,whichwas muchcrowded, was quite unanimous. An address was then brought up from the Finance Committee, to be issued to the public, solicited subscription to the testimonial fund. During the discussion on this address the chairman, Mr Nicholay, and other members said they had seen Garibaldi at Cliefden on Sunday. He had assured them he was in perfect health, and that the cause of his departure must be attributed to other causes. It was the duty of the people to insist upon the mystery involving his hurried departure being aleared Mr IticilinDsolcatated that after all cxpensos connected with the demonstration had been paid a sum of £3OO remained on hand to form the nucleus of the Testimonial Fund. The address was then agreed to, and after the transaction of some routine business the meeting adjourned. Stratford-on-Avon Tercentenary Festival, STRATFORD-ON-AVON, Monday Evening. Dr. Wordsworth, the Bishop of St. Andrew's, who preached the tercentenary sermon yesterday afternoon, in the church of the Holy Trinity, took his text from Psalms exiv., v. 10—" All Thy works shall prai se Thee, 0 Lord ; and Thy saints shall bless Thee." Like the Archbishop's sermon in the morning, it was a regular theological lecture on Shakspere, studded with Shaksperian quotations. Both discourses hav e g i ven the greatest satisfac• tion. Oa account of, the ancienl feud between the Church and the Stage, some apprehended that the Bishops would have shirked the express men tion of Shakspere, and dwelt upon the resto ration of the chancel in general terms, But they both fairly grappled with the subject which was prominent in the minds of their congregations, and, with a little wholesome warning against idolatry, or, as Mr. Carlyle would term it, " hero-worship," have been as eulogistic with respect to the bard as the most ardent Shaksperian could desire. If the illustrious occupant of the tomb in th e chancel coul d have Watched in spirit over the proceedings, how astounded would he have been to have found him self the subject of two panegyrical sermons preached by high dignitaries of the Church When the " Immortal Memory of Shakspere" was proposed by Lord C ar lisle at the banq uet on Satur day it was drunk, as you have alrea d y seen, not in solemn silence, but as the noble President suggested, " with the reverential love and the admiring fervour due to the day and the man"—that is to say, with the noisiest enthusiasm. This, I may observe, was an innovation on f ormer usage. Th e memor y of Shakspere, as o f a person decea sed, was drunk in solemn silen ce a t th e f e stivals of 1827 and 1830 , but the chan ge i s , I think, judic ious. Wh en we celebrate the 300th anniversary of a man's birthday we are certainly reflecting rat her on the immor tality of hie fame than on the termination of his mortal career. Two telegrams have been r eceived b y the Ma y or of Stratford from Russia, show in g how widel y s p rea d is the interest taken in Shakspere's birthday. One of these is from the Rector of the University of Moscow, stating that, in consideration of the great influence of Shakspere on the literature and stage of Russia, the tercentenary of his birthday is duly celebrated in the ancient capital of Muscovy, and congratulating the Mayor on the arrival of the auspicious day. The other, which was read at the banquet, was from the Society of the Amateurs of Dramatic Art" at Moscow, and was to a similar purport. The eloquent speech of Professor Max Muller on privately presenting the address at the Town-hall has already been published. I may observe here that on this occasion Dr. Muller was accompanied by Dr. Leitner, professor of Arabic at King's College, London, wha read the translation of the address at the banquet. Herr Heinrich Brockhaus, who ap peared as one of the German deputation, is the celebrated publisher of Leipsic. AT E' : . s S Reeves, antly The great event of this morning was the perform. e ante of " The Messiah" in the Pavilion, by Mdme. P m a r. re George pa, p Madame err e Laura Air Baxter, patey: Mr. and Sims and a band and chorus of 500 performers. The chorus w as selected from the Festival Chnral Society and Amateur Harmonic Society, Birmingham; the Sacred Harmonic Society, London ; the Festival Choral Society, Worcester; and Holy Trinity Church, Stratford•on-Avon. The orchestra num bered 120 instrumentalists, Mr. Blagrove being the leader and Mr. Harper playing the trumpet solo. The Sacred Harmonic Society of London has be haved with great liberality, sending down, entirely at its own expense, 50 picked members of its chorus. Madame Laura Baxter might also be regarded as a benefactress, for she undertook the music assigned to her at a very short notice, on account of the in disposition of Madame Sainton-Dolby, of which the committee did not receive intelligence until the eleventh hour. The "Messiah" went off admirably. A larger assemblage of voices has often been heard, but the magnificent choruses could scarcely have been executed with greater vigour and precision. Mr. Sims Reeves, recovered from his indisposition, was in excellent voice, and sang to perfection, " Com fort ye my people," and " Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron." The consummate execution of Madlle. Parepa, the steady artistic singing of Mr. San tley, the powerful organ of Madame Laura Baxter were thoroughly appreciated by a most at tentive audience, and under the masterly conduct of Mr. Alfred Mellon, the vast musical machine moved on without hitch or impediment. It might be objected that there is little appa. rent connexion between Shakspere and Handel's " Messiah," and that the performance of the latter is, therefore, somewhat but of place at a Shak spereian festival. But it is always to be borne in mind that among the literary admirers of Shak spere are many persons who, from various reasons, would not choose to attend theatrical performanoes, and that in an universal collection it is as well to consult the greatest number of tastes. Besides, the work which the English place at the head cf musi cal classics may be reasonably thought worthy of with the chief classic of English literature. At the Garrick Jubilee of 1769 the oratorio of " Judith" was performed. In all the arrangements hitherto made the con. venience of the public has been completely studied and nothing like confusion, bustle, or raisundcr derstanding has yet occurred. Much is due in this respect to Mr. Headland, who has been appointed general manager to the festival. This evering there will be a musical performance more immediately connected with the object of the festival—namely, a miscellanecus concert asso ciated with the works of Shakspere. INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES, A paper on the Government Annuities Bill was read last night by Mr. M. N. Adler, of the Alliance Assurance Company, before the members of the In stitute of Actuaries, at their rooms in St. James's square; the president, Mr. Jellicoe, in the chair. Mr. Adler commenced by saying that under the circum stances of the select committee of the House of Com mons appointed to consider the bill not being em powered to call for witnesses, papers, and records, it appeared :o him desirable that the opinion of the actuaries of this country should be expressed upon it. As yet it had received no professional opinion beyond a few words in a paper on " Friendly So cieties," lately read before the institute by Mr. Brown. As regarded the idea itself, it was by no means a new one, De Witt having at least 200 years since recommended the Dutch Government to grant deferred annuities to its subjects, as a means of adding to its Exchequer. In this country a bill somewhat similar to the present had been thrown out by the House of Commons of that day. Dr. Farr, in the 12th Poor Law Report, had advocated similar principles to those contained in Mr, Gladstone's measure. The present bill proposed to fulfil two objects—the granting of deferred annuities on easy terms, and the issuing of life policies for sums under £lOO. He thought great advantages would accrue to the working classes by the proposed system, An absurd outcry had been raised that the passing of the bill would interfere with the rights and liberties of the people ; but it must be remembered that the bill was merely permissive, and not com pulsory, and that no one need accept the advantages held out by it if they did not wish to do so. It had also been objected that it would interfere with the business of the insurance companies, but, as it did not extend beyond £lOO policies, which every one knew formed the most troublesome part of the busi ness of the companies, he did not think the objec tion had any weight, The lecturer then alluded to the evils of friendly and burial societies, and considered that the bill would entirely do away with them. He feared, however, that the working classes would not avail themselves of the advantages of the Bill as far as life insurances went for several reasons. First, the minimum payment to be made monthly was 25., a sum which but few workmen would have the nourage to save and pay into the office. It was a different thing with the friendly societies, who sent round collectors weekly for the contributions of the members, which in mast cases amounted only to a few pence. This, however, might be obviated by making the letter carriers, collect the premiums weekly. The principal, too, obtained by these payments was higher than most working men required. In most instances if a man could insure to his wife a sum sufficient to bury him and leave a few pounds over he was satisfied. He, therefore, thought the majority of insurers would be clerks and the better class of servants and arti sans. Mr. Adler then severely criticised the rules providing for the return of halt the premiums paid at the end of five years in case the insurer allowed the policy to lapse, and showed that by continually doing so he could realise an annuity at a much cheaper rate than by the means provided in the other part of the Bill for repaying the whole of the premiums as well as the principal at the death of the insurer by raising the rate of premium. Perio dical valuations should also be made, and the profits if large should be converted into a reserve fund. He thought those who were paid the principal should not be compelled to take out a probate of letters of administration, the same privilege being extended to the survivors of insurers in private offices. He concluded by expressing his approval of the general principles of the Bill, and thought the faults he had pointed out might be easily remedied. In the discussion which followed, Mr. Brown said that many difficulties which had been raised with respect to the Bill had passed away since its introduction, and he was pleased to find that most of the English and Scotch companies approved the project. He quite agreed with Mr. Adler that the method of house-to-house collection adopted by small companies was an excellent one, and the want of such a thing under the Government system would be found a great obstacle to its pro per working. He thought, however, that friendly societies might be reformed, and he did not approve their being abolished. The question of small annui ties would he felt sure be a great boon to the work ing classes, and would do much to foster among them habits of economy and providence. Mr. Hodge said that, when looked upon from a professional point of view, the fsmous speech made on the bill by the Chancellor of the Exchequer was anything but eloquent. He objected to the bill on the broad principle that the Government had no right to inter fere in such matters. Savings banks and the grant ing of annuities were simply systems for borrowing the spare capital of the masses, and as such but little objection could be urged against them ; but life as surance was as much a business as brewing, or any other industrial occupation ; and he contended that, although friendly societies worked badly, Govern ment had no right to take their business upon its hands, any more than to turn brewers because bad beer was brewed. He looked on the promoters of the bill as being perfectly ignorant of the principles of life assurance, and he feared that, if it passed, the system would shortly turn out an utter failure, and cause great loss to the country. As a rule, working men were not provident, and they should not be made so by Act of Parliament. They liked paying their pence to the collectors of small societies better than paying a large sum once a quarter, although, by the former system, they often paid 100 per cent. more than they would other wise do. He feared that if letter car riers were to collect the weekly premiums it would be throwing a great temptation in their way. The provi sions made for repaying premiums of lapsed policies were must extraordinary, and if curried out would be productive of great loss. He could only repeat that he had no doubt that the system, if carried out according to Mr. Gladstone's views, would prove a lamentable failure. A cordial vote of thanks was then passed to Mr. Adler, and the meeting ad journed until November. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. DAILY NEWS,—The first and the principal days of the Shakspere Tercentenary Commemoration are now over, and it is no longer matter of prediction that as an outward show—so far, at least, as Lon don is concerned—they have proved a failure. A few civic dinners, and a few social suppers, some tawdry flags, and some forced speeches, larded with all the stock quotations that have almost lost their sense through repetition, are all that we shall have to look back to as matter of special celebration of this year. With so lame a result of so much prior trumpeting many patriot hearts will be grieved ; they will regard it as a confession that, nationally, our love for Shakspere is only pretended, and they will feel sore at the sneers which will be levelled, here and abroad, at this feeble demonstration of our love for the poet. Doubtless, too, the cynical will find in the occasion fresh proof and illustration of the unreality of all our feelings, and will preach us brilliant sermons on the old text that there is nothing in anything; that there is hollowness in all our life ; and that a clever sham is the ultimate object of all nineteenth century virtue. Yet when we have said that this failure was predicted, have we not both explained and excused it ? It was predicted, because such things always fail with us ; and they fail because we cannot bring ourselves heartily to undertake them. Pageantry is natural to some nations— to us it is unnatural. We are an undemonstrative people—we hide our warmest affections—and they are very warm, whatever the cynics may say—beneath a robe of reserve; and, like Joseph, we retire to an inner chamber when we give way to the uncontrollable yearnings of our hearts. Stoical by habit outwardly, we cannot on set occasions, and to order, all at once throw off our second nature, and become genial and jocund merrymakers. Our efforts in that new line must be inevitably awkward in appearance, and dis tasteful to ourselves. Other ceuses, too, con tribute their influence to the same result. We are not in this country accustomed to the gor geous processions and ceremonies with which elsewhere the rites of religion are associated. Even our skies oppose their normal inclemency to our indulgence in outdoor shows. They reduced our chief Horticultural Society to bankruptcy by persistent rain on fete days, and at one time they almost extinguished tne Volunteer movement. Such influences operating through centuries help to make an Englishman's true life in his home, and mar our rare efforts to combine in open-air celebrations. So we must be content with the home affections and individual independence which our nature and country bestow and foster, even though we must thereby sacrifice the taste for gorgeous ceremonial, and the skill in combined pageant, which minds more mobile and gladsome, and a climate more bright and exhilarating, make easy and pleasant to our neighbours. The same causes whicn wrought the discomfiture of the external show added doubt less their weight to the deterioration of what may , be called the more intellectual part of the prepara tions. Nothing can be done effectually without practice and practical knowledge, and the bringing together of a select band of orators at a dinner, or the casting of a commemorative play, can scarcely be expected to be well done by those who never did the like before. The Mayor of Stratford made, six mouths ago, a frank and manly appeal to the public for both help and consideration ; and the public, if it has felt afraid to contribute much of the former, has liberally given the latter, and has only tacitly protested against such blunders as the theatrical arrangements have disclosed. But for the general withholding from any active partici pation in the celebration, so far as it has been at tempted at all, a graver reason lies, partly perhaps unconsciously at the root. Those who can truly understand Shakspere do not love to talk about him, or to hear him talked about. He tinges their life, he fills their imagination, he offers the impersonation, in every different sphere, of what they love or what they seek to be ; he gives words to their profoundest unspoken, almost unshapen, thoughts; he flings the soft magic veil of human joy and sorrow, laughter and tears, round the images of the divine spirit that dwells within us all; and therefore it is a sort of desecration, it jars upon the most sensitive nerves, when unsympathetic voices expatiate on his " characteristics," or clever orators lug in by head and shoulders their "appro priate quotation." So it happens that the true Shakspere worshippers could not bring themselves to be present at the banquets or the other forms of common -place glorification which have seemed fitting to very respectable persons. They have rather fled away where no discordant sound could reach them, and their real number is rather to be estimated by those who are conspicuously absent, than by the few men of name and mark who have given their bodily presence at feast or play or con cert. But the Shakspere worshippers may happily be numbered by a more posaive test. Teis year has perhaps brought out one or two exceptional editions, but every year sees now three or tour fresh impres sions of his works. They are of all sorts and sizes and prices, with notes and without notes, with illustrations and without illustrations, reproductions of old and scarce copies for the luxurious student, penny a week issues for the apprentice or artisan. And they all sell. No book that ever was printed —save one—has had a circulation so enormous, so increasing ; so real. It is not the fictitious circula tion of fashion, it flows through depths where fashion is unheard of, where even the few shillings needful are subtracted from the demands of neces sity rather than the outlay of enjoyment. So with the acting of his plays. It barely subsists, bolstered up with all the ingenuity of scenery and decoration, in the aristocratic \Vest-end, but it flourishes peren nially i❑ remote Islington, in Shoreditch, and in Southwark; and in every provincial theatre Shaks pere is steadily played to audiences that no sensa tion pieces will long attract. And this loving know ledge of his works had on Saturday its celebration, in almost the only genuine display of enthusiasm which was witnessed. Primrose-hill failed, like every other display, in the matter of procession and ban ners and music. Bat a huge crowd of working men was there, drawn not by the pageantry which'had been recommended, and which they rather con temptuously ignored, but by the desire to be pre sent at the simplest of acts, performed by one whom only his genius distinguishes. Doubtless we shall see the act mocked at, as the reverence for old world unselfishness, and heroism, and faith, which lined the streets with a bodyguard of un washed hands when Garibaldi entered London, was mocked at. But the emotion which drew these crowds to the route from Nine Elms to Piccadilly, and that which covered Primrose-hill with their multitude, has its seat in the same centre, and cares litle for mockery, however clever and epigram. matic. It is an outburst from the heart, and not the creation of the intellect. It tells that the pulse of the nation's life still beats strong and warm, though some of its members may be diseased and corrupt. And so it tells us that the reverence and love which Shakspere inspires, though we may fail to show it outwardly, is working its silent work in teaching, and purifying, and raising his country. Here is the true glary and distinction of our Tercentenary, The first anniversary came in political storm and tempest ; the second shone on the chill reflection of restricted education and pre tended "sensibility ;" the third beams in the light of a people growing to know their strength, and with their strength their duties and their destinies. Devoutly thank we Heaven that at such an hour gentle, true, tender, good Shakspere has his monu ment i❑ the people's hearts. HERALD.—The King of Prussia has returned to Berlin, to cherish, as it would seem, the delusion that his army is invincible. We have no wish to deny the skill of the Prussian commanders or the bravery of their men • but it is childish to t a lk as the Prussians do of th e assault of Duppel as a glori ous victory. They had overwhelming numbers, improved artillery and small arms. The Danes were wearied out by a struggle which they had long felt to be hopeless, and the Prussians have no more rea son to be proud of the slaughter they have perpe trated in Sundewitt and Alsen than a giant who has crushed beneath his savage blows a crippled dwarf. 'lke Prussians may congratulate themselves that their military authorities have not allowed scientific invention to outstrip them, and that the most is made of the money voted or taken for the army. That is all. To have beaten the Danes is no proof of any especial valour or skill, and the King and the Democrats will fall into a horrible blunder if they fancy that because they have beaten the Danes when they were five to one, they can beat the French upon equal terms. At present both parties are unanimous in their delight over this victory, but the Liberals will not improbably soon find cause to regret it. The King will be confirmed in his obstinate adherence to his army reorganisa tion, to which he will attribute the recent success ; and unless the Liberals abandon their constitutional claims there will be no reconciliation between the King and his people, and no resumption of regular parliamentary action. All these triumphs of the army, over which the heedless unscrupulous demo cracy raises a shout of triumph, are staggering blows to its cause. With the prestige of success to back him Herr Von Bismarck will be able to defy the angry assailants who threaten him with im peacement and condign punishment. Their mis fortune will be of their own making, and no one will companionate them. They forced lieu Von ,d b] 1 Bismarck into this policy o aggression, pursuing it he will be able to. disarm th e n much .ecnc..e.,S: However, the world will not itself now with the internal affairs of Prussi.a• have lost all interest in the conflict cause we heve acquired the conviction that t ti la,! niAnathies.sho faint. Prussian Liberals, with whom our sy rugglog naturally go, inasmuch as they are st t p a like of partiel _ the maintenance of a constitution, are de. su.t e— The of political morality and political saga cltY: . influence which this exaltation of King fere.e neexi. may have upon the proceedings of the C on. much more important. We fear that it -will be of ceedingly mischievous. The King is s o to his army that he will be very unwilling to y lelv• aery, any remonstrances of other Powers, and alai ' % j e l l probably enter upon ambitious schemes in W e his they cannot possibly acquiesce. In any case Gav e demands will rise far higher than theywould done a fortnight ago, ankh the chance of a sneees„so'r „ result to the labours of the Conference is P r° r„j al tionally diminished. Th.'Prussian sem is at journals announce, with great complac ency, from the King has already received de'spatche s several Sovereigns of Europe congratulating Po upon the victory at Duppel, and that amongst the • t be Sovereigns sending these congratulations . 13 ' 4 , Emperor of the French. Is it, the 13 1 for every Sovereign to congratulate every t he trio ? ,, is .brother" . upon his triumphs, even whet.' is a disaster to another equally dear " good brotbere Has the Emperor of the French candoted King of Denmark at the same time that he tulated the King of Prussia ; or would he if t.,..V n i s b. row the news should reach Paris that the P 313 fleet had destroyed a Prussian town, or blovFn 11Pa the etique Loa with . his ship Prince Adalbert, the Prussian L ea, High Admiral, dispatch a telegram to Copenba.geb; with his congratulations ? Of course, if such° t „, etiquette of courts, false and foolish as we maY cep Bider it, we can have nothing to say against the —l,e taken by the Emperor of the French ; but if , on tot. other hand, this despatch of compliment is to be to we as an expression of the Emperor's real o pinions , •• cannot sufficiently express our regret. T he r„ — , gl be peror may, of course, if he thinks that it is for e , interest of France that Denmark should be disci et bered, refuse to fulfil his guarantee to protect 110 state, but he might, at least, spare the feelings e ft ,. .Danes and not take the needless trouble of encoull'oe ing the Prussians in their bloody work. If L til h es o are really the sentiments of the Emperor, if De - , h 6 e felt . himself obliged to declare his satisfaction at err :all of Duppel, the prospects of the Conferen ce indeed. dark If Prince Latour D'Auvergne make common cause with Herr Von Bala° s.D.t, Baron Von Beust, and support propositions schled Denmark can only accept with the certain of speedy ruin, nothing will result from the la bocr3 to the plenipotentiaries. The English M purchase . peace, and get rid of a disagreabl e busi ee l; would indeed throw its weight into the scone ec %, but Denmark will certainly not sign her own r e. i j and if she has to suffer dismemberment she rill submit, indeed, to the force majeure so Jong e s "bi has no power to throw it off; but she will 13Dt '„ca inistryi accepting .. a peace, proclaim her submission to ke - o f an injustice. If the only difficulty in the wel ts . the . Conference . were the protest which th e d e l / 11 4 0 1• tion . s which profess to speak for the Estat,es of ' n t stein . and Schleswig have come over to Pre t3e n - r , against any settlement made without their ce lic- ,4 rence, it . would very soon come to a saeisfacte":4 conclusion. Indeed we do nct suppose th at t /je ,t gentlemen themselves believe that the slig h t t rt . attention will be given to their protest, or es'e i ! it will be received. Yet they have not TEC'',r ° h e y altogether . vainly in coming to England. . 1--e- 0 will not influence the ministers of the nots..G ertna Powers or the public opinion of this country', but they can keep a watch upon Herr Von Bens" the plenipotentiaries of Austria and Prussia, t 3 .,( worry those gentlemen if they stow any alg ae - acting reasonably and moderately. COUNTRY MARKETS. STER—APRIL . rlOt We had a poor COLC show of wheat on offer a t this n? e ,s, to-day, and late rates were is lower, with a dull bu5i13,0,4 Barley found buyers at last week's rates. Beans an d Y rather over late values. 3'2 4 Wheat, white ..42s 46s Beans, Islazagan .. 2 05 36e red Barley Oats NORTHAMPTON—APRIL 23. 4 O White wheat, new, 38s to 425; new red, old, 38s to 42s per qr. Barley, new malting, 33s to l A , grinding, 25s to 30s per qr. Oats, 18s to 32s per 24 stop Beans, 30s to 41e. Peas, 30s to 37s per qr. 36s to, GLOUCESTER—APRIL 23. There was a good supply of English wheat to -day' Id the farmers ; for which trade was dull, at about is 11,1,1 former prices. Foreign wheat in limited demand, and teration in price. Spring corn inactive. RD—Arun. 22. shoes of day there was a large Su ' re Le, and last week's rates We :ered. 39 , Yeas, Partridge 3 ‘ , g 5 .40 White 30s ' Boiling .. 383 44 D un 31s 354 ,- 6 Ditto new —s , Beans, Tick, old 34s ...,('36: new —s cos Harrow Ticks 345 ".....0 new —s di Mazagan, ......,25 3 11' CUELMSFO. At this corn exchange to-( wheat, which net a dull sal, is lower. Spring corn unalt Wheat, old white 30s 45s new 43s 47s old red 34s 37s new 36s 40s Barley 258 33s Chevalier ..26s 36s Grinding 20s 2Ss Malt..•. Chevalier 64s 68s Oats 20s 26s KIRKCALDY GRAIN—APRIL 23. We had a small quantity of wheat and barley to•t ir j; but fair of oats. All kinds sold slowly, and prices Al' the same as last week. Wheat, Barley. Oats. 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EVANS.—On the 24th inst., Mr. Joseph Evans, 0 f Pen.. mark •hill, and isiewgate-streer, ci.y, aged 77. , s• MAUDSLY.—On the 2id inst. , at his res'clenos, A. hill, Norwood, Thomas Henry Maudslay , Esq., of Lam beth, and of Banstead-park, Surrey, aged 72• London: PrinZed and Prt"...lshed by WILLIAM( ANDIt!..;O, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TEE SUN Office No. 02, Strand, 'n the Precinct , 01 the 'Savoy, u the Counly 01 Aliddickex.-7TuesdAy, ATril 26,..1661.